VALUABLE FAMILY LAW CLE

The family law section of ABBA wants to heartily thank Judges John Popovich, Kathy Delgado, and Harlan Bockman for their willing participation at the Brown Bag Luncheon on Wednesday, August 20, 2003.  The meeting was well attended and interesting transitions were discussed.  Primarily among the issues was how to handle Status Conferences, when it is necessary and when unnecessary to hold a Status Conference.  The court promised us more insight on this process in the future.
 

Also discussed was the method to handle emergency motions.  The court urges all practitioners to be clear in the headings when filing a request for an emergency hearing.  Name the motion carefully, citing it as an emergency and naming the primary issue.  The judges indicated they would review and get back to us quite quickly if the clerks are made aware of the emergency nature of the paperwork.

ABBA AUGUST CLE

This brown bag luncheon meeting was held at The Adams County Justice Center on August 29, 2003.

Sally Maresh, Executive Director of the Metro Volunteer Lawyers spoke to the Adams/Broomfield Bar Association about the services provided by the Metro Volunteer Lawyers.  Metro Volunteer Lawyers is an attorney referral service that enables attorneys to provide low-fee or free legal assistance to indigent persons in the Denver metropolitan area.  MVL accepts only civil cases that are not fee generating and include cases in the areas of; Family Law, Probate, Consumer, Housing, AIDS, Financial or Immigration.  MVL also organizes a Family Law Court Program, which assists clients in Permanent Orders Hearings.  In Adams County, those hearings are held the third Thursday of each month in the evening.  All attorneys are encouraged to donate their time to MVL including government attorneys.  Government attorneys are encouraged to check with their office policies about donating time to organizations like MVL before volunteering. 

All attorneys interested in volunteering for the MVL should call (303) 866-9360 or write to Metro Volunteer Lawyers at 1905 Sherman Street, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80203.

ABBA FAMILY LAW CLE SET FOR OCTOBER 15

The Broomfield Courthouse will be location of October’s Family Law CLE at 12:00PM.  A brown bag lunch will be provided.  Lunch and one CLE is included in the $19.00 fee.  The subject of this seminar will be "What a Family Law Lawyer Needs to Know About Estates/Death and Taxes” presented by Susan Maez and Karina Thomas.

Must RSVP to 303 635-1480 ask for Besty or ABBADonna6@aol.com with food choice of beef, turkey, or veggie.

SEPTEMBER FAMILY LAW CLE CANCELLED

Thank you to Dr. Robert Wolfsohn and Dr. Charlene Slover, for taking the time to plan and prepare materials for September’s CLE which was cancelled due to insufficient RSVP’s. 

We want to express how important it is to RSVP.  Numbers help us advise presenters in reference to hand out materials, planning room space and lunch planning.  Members are welcome to attend without including lunch or CLE credits with no fee but we still need to know number of attendees.

NOVEMBER FAMILY LAW CLE  

A forum with the Judges John Popovich, Kathy Delgado, and Harlan Bockman at the Broomfield Courthouse.  A detailed update will be delivered via email and posted at the justice center.  If you prefer notification by mail contact Donna at 303 655-3920 or ABBADonna6@aol.com.

FAMILY LAW BULLETIN

We are compiling a Family Law section list to ensure bulletins and notices pertaining to Family Law issues are effectively disbursed.  There is no fee for this service.  To be included please call Donna at 303 655-3920 or email ABBADonna6@aol.com.

FUTURE CLE SUB SECTIONS

Creating sub sections for estate, tax, and probate lawyers or seminars for criminal law lawyers is on the agenda.  Members have expressed interest in business and real estate sections. We are inviting members to start their own section.  We will get CLE accreditation and aid in arranging a meeting place. 

Please call Donna 303 655-3920 or email ABBADonna@aol.com.